# Incident 19911019055209I: Piper PA34200T, Chicago/West Ch, IL, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 10:15 local time
- Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3045M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3045M-2006-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 8 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019055209I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT INADVERTENTLY TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH ONE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N3045M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890312007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890312007739A), Mar 12, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N3045M), West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Failed to flare on landing, collapsed nose gear as it impacted the runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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